Walt Whitman

Amid an increased awareness of concussions in sports (the NFL and Ivy League universities have limited football practices involving contact), the Maryland state school board is questioning whether action is needed to prevent head injuries in young athletes.

The state school board said Tuesday it would form a group that will include health experts, educators and athletic directors to study whether the state is doing enough to reduce the number of concussions in student athletes. The move follows an increased nationwide focus onbrain traumas that football players, particularly in the NFL, have suffered after repeated concussions.

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